On January 27, the Lakers ushered in the 44th game of the season, and the opponent was the Oklahoma City Thunder, who currently have the first record in the West. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The game was broadcast live across the country, but for the vast majority of the media, it didn't arouse much interest in watching it at all.

Because this season, the Lakers and the Thunder team are too different in strength, one is thirteenth in the West, and the other is the first in the West, which is simply a competition between the crane tail and the strongest. As a result, do you need to think about it? If it weren't for the Lakers' "Four Kings" gimmick, they wouldn't have been able to go live on the National Live Day at all.

In the last game, Tang Qian got a silver fragment, and the three silver fragments were collected and exchanged for a silver three-point card.

That's right, it's a silver three-point card, and the effect is that you can shoot 6 three-pointers in a game and shoot 100%.

The effect is very good, but it can only be used for "surprise attack", normal game, Tang Qian is unwilling to use this "surprise attack card".

But what makes him happiest is that his rebounding ability has broken through again.

From the original 7 to 7 and a half, although it is only half a piece, Tang Qian obviously feels that he can already harden all the inside rebounds in the league. That's the most important thing for the Lakers. After all, the value of rebounding is sometimes more than just a "2-pointer".

And this adds another solid weight to his title to the league's rebounding champion this season.

At the beginning of this game, the Lakers had the advantage, and Kobe Bryant didn't know what was wrong, continuing the style of play in the previous game, and like Nash, he didn't blink an eye. Nash doesn't care, the Thunder know that he can pass the ball, but Kobe Bryant's way of doing this makes the Oklahomians extremely uncomfortable. Under the strong passing of the two, the Lakers blossomed more, Gasol scored 5 points, Ci Shiping scored 5 points, Kobe Bryant scored 4 points, Nash scored 5 points, Tang Qian scored 3 points, Jamison scored 5 points, 27 points in a single quarter, and the points were even, so that the Thunder team took care of one or the other, and did not find the feeling of defense at all.

As for Howard, he played 8 minutes in this quarter, shooting 0 of 3 shots, all of which were low-post singles, without a single pass and cut. Seeing him like this, Mike. With a wave of his hand, D'Antoni replaced him, and then put Tang Qian on top, without caring about Howard's face at all. This is D'Antoni and Mike. Brown is different, he is angry and angry, once he really turns his face with you, then he will turn his face to the end, and it will not be so easy to get an egg. Shrink and retreat. Besides, now the Lakers and his priority are to win, win, and win! For this purpose, for the sake of his own job stability, Mike. D'Antoni began to drift away.

What star player? What league's No. 1 center? All to the labor. Fuck off! Unless you can bring me victory, bring me a record, bring me a playoff spot, Labor. Who do you care about now!!

In this quarter, Tang Qian's shooting was actually very average, only 1 of 4 shots, plus 1 of 2 free throws, and he scored 3 points, with a shooting rate of only 25%. But even so, it is better than Howard, Howard got "zero duck eggs" on the offensive end, which is equivalent to no contribution. And then rebounding and on the defensive end, Tang Qian is no worse than Howard, so get Mike. D'Antoni's favor, quite normal. Besides, his enthusiasm for movement and blocking and dismantling are all intangible data and contributions, which are also incomparable to the "monster". It's not that Tang Qian has surpassed Howard in terms of hard power, if you really want to compare it carefully, he is still quite far from the latter, such as the core impact on the defensive end, such as the abilities on the offensive end, etc., there is an all-round gap. So why did Tang Qian mix up these games, but the opposite side was frequently deflated and discouraged? There is only one reason for this, and that is that Howard is too arrogant.

He can't let go of his former superstar status on the Magic team, is unwilling to change, and is unwilling to truly integrate into the team.

In this way, there are now "all kinds of unpleasantness" and "all kinds of unhappiness".

If he really cooperates with the head coach wholeheartedly, cooperates with the whole team, mainly blocks and dismantles on the offensive end, plays the low post, and actively assists in defense on the defensive end and complains less, then he is still much better than Tang Qian. After all, in addition to blocking and dismantling, Tang Qian can't play the low post alone for the time being, so that the tactical options are less than half, and then the influence of Howard's defensive core is also temporarily incomparable to Tang Qian. Don't look at Tang Qian's rebounds are not bad, and the number of blocks is even better than Howard's, but for the overall defense of the whole team, his core role is not enough, and it is still a little worse. That's why Howard can be elected as a DPOY in a row, the core defensive ability, he is the top top.

Any team with him can build a defensive system around him, but Tang Qian, he can't do it at the moment.

This is the ability of data to be invisible, but it is real.

But it's a pity that this season, he hasn't learned to be smart, and he is still dreaming of "the league's No. 1 center" and can't extricate himself.

This is the most fundamental reason.

Tang Qian's side didn't have so many ideas, as long as there was a chance, he wanted to catch it, and he didn't want to miss it easily.

The comparison of the mental states of the two is clear at a glance.

In this way, Kobe Bryant saved a lot of physical energy on the offensive end, so the intensity on the defensive end can also be maintained temporarily.

He single-quartered Jean Russell. Westbrook shot 0-of-5 and scored only 1 point from the free-throw line, which is a strong defense.

And it just so happens that "Du Shao", one of the "Thunder Double Less", didn't feel good in the first quarter, only 3 of 8 shots in a single quarter, and the shooting rate was 37%, which is very abnormal for this season's "efficient Du". To know the current season shooting percentage, Kevin. Durant is a super strongman with more than 51%, and this kind of shooting percentage data is outside the line except for the fierce rival LeBron. James, who can go head-to-head with it?

"Hot, don't worry, you just hit those balls quite reasonably, and there is no big problem." Nash said to Tang Qian when he got off the court. "Well, I'll pay attention, Steve." Tang Qian nodded, he knew that this was an old player passing on his game experience, so he nodded seriously.

At 27-23, the Lakers led by four points in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Thunder team was powerful, but it had nothing to do with the "Thunder Double Less", except for the "Double Less" and Ibaka, all the teams had a 100% shooting rate. Although most of them only shot once, they shot 12 of 20 in a single quarter, with a shooting rate of 60%, which was not fake, which made the Lakers a little defensive confusion for a while. Westbrook is still under Kobe's defense, shooting 1 of 4 in a single quarter and 1 of 9 in the first half, which is the offensive report card he handed over. Durant didn't have much defensive pressure, so he felt warmer, shooting 3-of-7 and shooting more than 40%. In other words, the Lakers defended the offensive core of the Thunder in the second quarter, but they were beaten down by role players and bench players.

At 25-30 in the first quarter, at halftime, the Lakers fell behind by one point.

It should be said here that the Lakers' shooting percentage in this quarter is not bad, 10 of 17, and the team's assists have reached 10, far exceeding the opponent's 6. But their free throws were too ugly, and the culprit was Howard, who made 1 of 8 free throws in the first quarter and 1 of 10 in the first half. If his free throws were a little more powerful, the Lakers wouldn't have gone into the second half with a trail.

In the locker room, head coach Mike . D'Antoni calmly criticized Howard's free throws, hoping that the latter could work hard, otherwise for the sake of the team, he could only replace the opponent with a break when he "cut Huo". What is the hidden meaning of this phrase? That's Howard, you'd better practice my free throws as soon as possible, or the coach will only have to reduce your playing time. Weigh it up for yourself.

Although Howard is not smart, he is not a complete fool, he is still stronger than the "owner of the hermitage", so he suddenly blackened his face, and looked like "Lao. If you don't bird you, what can you do". Soon, he knew Mike. D'Antoni was removed after playing less than four minutes in the third quarter, and then didn't play again for the entire quarter. On the contrary, Tang Qian played vigorously in this quarter, and continued to run and cut and block and dismantle, which gave him 3 shots and 2 shots, 5 points. At the same time, he also got 4 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 assist on the defensive end, which can be called a perfect "sixth man" performance.

Kobe Bryant slowly discovered the benefits of playing blocking and dismantling with Tang Qian, not to mention saving physical energy on the offensive end, and every time, the latter blocked very strong and steady, which allowed him to break through the efficiency and improve in a straight line. Whether it's scoring or passing, it's becoming more threatening.

No wonder Steve is so supportive of him, although his ability is not as good as that of Dwight. Howard, but he is willing to sacrifice and do the dirty work, so he cooperates with him and is more comfortable. This is not surprising on the basketball court, because basketball is not a simple game stacked by superstars, and a combination of 5 people with super ability is definitely not as good as a combination of 5 people who are suitable for each other. For example, the "Big Three" of the Houston Rockets in the 98-99 season in NBA history, Olajuwon + Barkley + Pippen, were eliminated in the first round because they were not suitable for each other. Although the "big dream" of that season is 35 years old, it is still the last healthy season, the peak tail, not to mention the full attendance of the season, with an average of close to 19+10+2.5 per game, he is still the top 5 center in the league, and he was selected for the best team for the last time in his career, which is an example. Barkley, who is also 35 years old and the last peak tail, can average close to 16+12+5 data per game. Finally, the 33-year-old Pippen, who has just been freed from the Bulls dynasty, is still at the peak of his physical condition and competitive level, full attendance in the season, and an average of nearly 15+7+6+2 all-round data per game, and he is also the Rockets' annual salary "Mr. 10 million" second only to Olajuwon that year. Don't think that "Mr. Million" is very devalued and cheap, in fact, the league salary cap at that time was far less than now, the salary cap for the 2012-2013 season was about $58 million, and what about the salary cap for the 98-99 season? Just $30 million. This means that if a team accommodates 30 million gentlemen, then the salary cap is full. At that time, Olajuwon's season salary was $12.94 million and Pippen's was $11 million, and the two of them combined accounted for $23.94 million in salary, which means that the remaining salary cap was only $6.06 million. In this case, how to form a complete team? Hey, Team Rocket really did it.

The regular number of players in a single season is only 9, and then they are temporarily signed from the Development League, or rather, to make up the numbers.

Again, Charles. Barkley laughed at himself as "the stupidest thing in his career", which happened, in order for the Rockets to sign Pippen smoothly, he actually took an automatic salary cut and only took a symbolic annual salary of $1 million. thought that such a sacrifice could be exchanged for an NBA championship, but the "honeymoon period" between him and Pippen soon ended, and even finally evolved into a situation of old age and death.

Empty of people and money, lost his wife and lost his soldiers, it was Charles. Barkley's season is a true portrayal.

After being eliminated in the first round, Pippen quickly packed up and went to Portland, where the bid was higher, and the vigorous "Rockets Big Three" failed. In fact, the Rockets and Lakers that season were a bit similar, but the core lineup was aging, and the bench lineup was not strong. But the difference is that the Lakers still have a strong bench, in addition to Jamison and Meeks, as well as Blake and Jordan. Hill and others, and the owners of the Lakers are different from the owners of the Rockets, they are willing to spend money. The season was a mess, and it was all due to the poor squad structure and injuries. If the "Four Heavenly Kings" are not injured one by one and work hard, they can actually play a relatively passable report card. In addition, the roster structure puts too much emphasis on fame and offense and ignores the defensive end, and it is definitely more useful to sign a few wing-wing defensive strongmen than to stock up on attackers. But the "Four Heavenly Kings" do occupy too much salary, Kobe Bryant 2700+ million, Gasol 1900+ million, Howard 1900+ million, Nash 890+ million, roughly calculated, 100 million total salary, they will account for 75 million, and what is the league salary cap this season, but about 58 million, not enough for the four of them. If Houston owner Alexander was also generous that season, not to mention paying a luxury tax of nearly $30 million like the Lakers, even if it was another 10 million, it would be able to make up for the shortcomings on the Rockets' bench that year. After all, except for Olajuwon, Barkley, and Pippen that year, the rest of the people were small characters you haven't heard of before, and their personal abilities were scumbag.

And after paying so much money but not making the playoffs, the Lakers, Kobe, owners, head coaches, players, and management will all lose face and become a complete classic historical joke. So under this pressure, Kobe Bryant also gave up the obsession of shooting, and he now has only one thought in his mind, and that is to win.

Since you can't win with Howard, then make a substitution, it doesn't matter if he's a star or a substitute, 24 just wants to win, and the rest don't care!

No. 29's high-quality pick-and-roll just optimizes his offensive end, so what would he not want to do?

He shot more than 66% in the first quarter and scored 9 points, and Kobe Bryant helped the Lakers tie the score at the critical moment.

At 75-75, the two sides were tied and entered the final quarter.

The tenacity of the Lakers exceeded everyone's expectations, and the fans at the scene, the fans in front of the TV, and the media from all sides were surprised. Actually...... It's not a one-sided game, it's evenly matched???

It looks like the Los Angeles Lakers aren't that weak.

In the final quarter, Kevin, who didn't shoot well. Durant began to "cheat", and the "porcelain magic skill" and "arm swing loop" appeared, which instantly made Ci Shiping eat 3 defensive fouls in a row, and was directly sent off the court with 6 fouls. And he also scored 7 consecutive points through free throws, with a shooting rate of 100%, and instantly surpassed the Los Angeles Lakers by score. How will the Lakers respond? Or is the Black Mamba on the individual scoring mode? No, tonight's Black Mamba seemed to suppress his fangs, and through continuous attraction and passing, Tang Qian and Gasol scored points one after another, and after a while, they filled the gap behind them.

At this time, Westbrook, who had been in the doldrums for 3 quarters, appeared, and he shot suddenly and scored 6 points in an instant, and this consecutive 6 points was also his "highest" moment of the game. Why? Because soon, Bryant re-increased his defensive intensity, allowing Westbrook to shoot all three shots left in the fourth quarter. What about the Lakers themselves? After three and a half quarters of charging, Bryant finally began to take over the game. Because the front is very easy, so at this juncture, No. 24 still has relatively abundant physical fitness.

On 3 of 4 shots, Kobe Bryant used a strong performance to extinguish the Thunder's chance of winning. The final score was 105-96, and the Lakers won the game by nine points, winning two in a row, which was a good start to the second half of the schedule. The best player of the game is naturally Kobe Bryant, who got a quasi-triple-double, 21+9+14, with a shooting rate of 66.7%, which is the perfect data table of No. 24. Except for him, Steve. Nash also had 17 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists, Gasol had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, and Tang Qian had 13 points, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 assists.

After playing 28 minutes to get this data, Tang Qian was already quite satisfied.

After all, tonight's opponent is the first in the West, isn't it?

Then, on January 29, the Lakers defeated Anthony again. Davis is out for the New Orleans Pelicans, who are on a three-game winning streak.

Just as the newspapers in Los Angeles began to preach, Dwight . . . Howard's face became more and more ugly.

Because he found a problem, the Lakers' 3-game winning streak seems to have nothing to do with him.

His name was also mentioned less and less in the newspapers.

This makes the "Warcraft", who is smiling on the outside, but is actually very sensitive on the inside, uncomfortable and annoyed.

But now that the team is on a winning streak, he doesn't have a good chance to jump out and speak, so his agent Dan. Fagan advised him to hold back for a moment and wait for the right time. And it didn't take long for the "opportunity" that Howard was looking forward to appear.

ps: Because this chapter involves a lot of plots in the back, Xiao Zixiu has revised and changed it for a long time, and it has not been released until now~

However, I still completed the 10,000-word outbreak, I hope everyone can move their little hands and vote for small votes ~ huhu ~ (to be continued.) )